Studying Literature and Languages
You can study literature at university in English, or in another language, as part of a Modern Languages or an Oriental Studies degree. If you are interested in studying stories, poems, novels, myths, plays and the languages in which they are told, you might like to take a look at:
These reading suggestions for students interested in studying modern languages
This list of articles from Aeon magazine about languages
Humeera's review of this book about medieval English poetry
This scroll-able timeline of English literary history
A linguistics blog by students at Cambridge University
This animation of how words enter the Oxford English Dictionary
This website about contemporary Black and Asian British writing
These lectures on art and literature from Gresham College
Lectures on English literature by Oxford academics
These lectures on comparative lingustics by a Cambridge University tutor from MASSOLIT (note that MASSOLIT usually operate a subscription model but you can currently get free access via this link)
This radio programme about Shakespeare's history plays
These podcasts for improving your language fluency (or trying out a new language!)
This current affairs online magazine written in German for young people